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‘Padmaavat’ screening: Gujarat multiplex owners to take call on Monday

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Gandhinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) Even after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the states to screen Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmaavat’, multiplex owners in Gujarat will meet on Monday to take a final call on screening the movie in the state.

“After receiving eight representations from various groups, I have decided not to screen the movie in my multiplex,” Rakesh Patel, owner of Wide Angle multiplex in Ahmedabad, told media persons.

“No one would like to take risk of trouble or damage to his or her property.”

However, Patel said, it was his decision and he was unsure about other owners taking the same path. Information was doing the rounds on social media about all multiplex owners toeing this line of action.

Several Gujarat multiplexes in the past have refrained from screening Bollywood movies like Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Fanna’ and Ravindra Dholakia-directed ‘Parzania’ due to controversies surrounding them at the time of their release.

A meeting of the Gujarat Multiplex Owners Association, with a membership of owners of over 125 multiplexes, has been convened on Monday afternoon.

Patel said a final decision on screening of ‘Padmaavat’ across these multiplexes would be taken at this meeting.

“There appears to be some misunderstanding and so news is doing the rounds that the movie will not be screened by all the multiplexes across the state.”

The apex court had asked Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat — which had banned the movie’s screening — to ensure its screening and ensure adequate security.

These states banned the movie after several groups claiming to fight for the dignity of mediaeval queen, Rani Padmavati, on whose life the movie is said to be based, demanded that the film be banned.

Some burnt tyres on national highways in Gujarat on Friday and Saturday, and blocked vehicular traffic that led to long-drawn jams.

The movie — starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, and Shahid Kapoor and originally titled ‘Padmavati’ — has faced protests from the Rajput community ever since its making.

It is after much controversy that the movie received a green signal from the Central Board of Film Certification. However, it has failed to pacify certain groups opposing the movie’s content.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.

Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.

The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.

Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile

The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.

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The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.

“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.

Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings

Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.

 

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Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).

Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.

The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.

Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.

Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities

The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.

On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.

Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.

“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.

The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.

 

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